“LA DIFFERANCE” AND “RIEN ENROULE”: YOUNG MARC RICHIR READS DERRIDA
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This paper analyzes the influence of J. Derrida’s philosophy on the early thought of French phenomenologist
M. Richir. Main texts for the analysis are Derrida’s report « La Différance » and the article « Le
Rien Enroulé » by Richir. The author stresses their deep figurative and substantive interconnectedness.
Thus, Richir borrows from Derrida a number of key philosophical figures, including the figure of
différance itself, and applies them to phenomenological landscape through the “first-person” narrative.
Having examined the correlation between Derrida’s figures of différance and Richir’s phenomenalization,
the author concludes that Richir, influenced by the impersonal figure of différance, leads
his “first-person” narrative in an attempt to take it beyond the limits of classical phenomenological
discourse. Moreover, the author finds preconditions for Richir’s introduction of one of his early key
concepts “nothing” (rien) in the text of Derrida’s « La Différance ». The main thesis of this research is:
Richir borrows Derrida’s understanding of consciousness and performs phenomenological description
from its perspective. The paper considers Derrida’s text as a key to understanding Richir’s article « Le
Rien Enroulé » and, as a result, the key to his early philosophy in general.
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MIKHAYLOV D. “LA DIFFERANCE” AND “RIEN ENROULE”: YOUNG MARC RICHIR READS DERRIDA. Horizon. Studies in Phenomenology, 2023, vol. 12 issue 1, pp. 141–158.